| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Frank Albright (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Ezell (fresh) SF - James Hancock (fresh) PF - Raymond Hart (fresh) C - Timothy Storey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steven Heffernan (fresh) SG - Fernando Gutierrez (fresh) SF - Thomas Dick (fresh) PF - Rickey Baker (fresh) C - Jack Smyth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Jack Smyth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Wartburg | Frank Albright is called for the reach on Thomas Dick - foul #1 on Frank Albright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Raymond Hart - foul #1 on Raymond Hart, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Raymond Hart | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Cornell | Frank Albright loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Heffernan and he's hacked by Nathaniel Ezell - foul #1 on Nathaniel Ezell, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Cornell | Timothy Storey pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | Steven Heffernan is called for the reach on James Hancock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Heffernan, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Wartburg | Rickey Baker grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Wartburg | Rickey Baker loses the dribble to Frank Albright | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell is fouled in the backcourt by Fernando Gutierrez - foul #1 on Fernando Gutierrez, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Cornell | Raymond Hart connects on the runner in the lane set up by Nathaniel Ezell | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Wartburg | Jack Smyth tips it home | 2-6 |
| 17:24 | Cornell | James Hancock hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Storey | 4-6 |
| 17:00 | Wartburg | Fernando Gutierrez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:31 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:30 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:09 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Frank Albright - foul #2 on Frank Albright, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brendan Parker (PG), Brian Johnson (SG), Herbert Rolle (PF), Terry Blackburn (C) Frank Albright, Nathaniel Ezell, Raymond Hart, Timothy Storey | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ricky Olsson (SG), Philip Brim (SF), John Geer (PF), Bruce Mosley (C) Fernando Gutierrez, Thomas Dick, Rickey Baker, Jack Smyth | |
| 16:09 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Philip Brim steps in front of the James Hancock pass in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 15:45 | Wartburg | Ricky Olsson loses the dribble to Brendan Parker | 4-7 |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Brendan Parker jams it | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Brendan Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Johnson (fresh) SF - James Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Rolle (fresh) C - Terry Blackburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steven Heffernan (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Olsson (fresh) SF - Philip Brim (fresh) PF - John Geer (fresh) C - Bruce Mosley (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Wartburg | Ricky Olsson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | Cornell | Terry Blackburn gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:15 | Cornell | Brian Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brendan Parker | 8-7 |
| 15:05 | Wartburg | Ricky Olsson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | Cornell | Brendan Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:43 | Wartburg | Philip Brim pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:33 | Wartburg | Bruce Mosley knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Bruce Mosley swats the short shot by Herbert Rolle | 8-11 |
| 14:13 | Wartburg | Bruce Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:07 | Wartburg | James Hancock steals the ball from John Geer | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Brendan Parker can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Heffernan - foul #2 on Steven Heffernan, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell (SG), William Gaymon (SF), Raymond Hart (PF), Timothy Storey (C) Brian Johnson, James Hancock, Herbert Rolle, Terry Blackburn | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes (PG), Fernando Gutierrez (SG), Thomas Dick (SF), Rickey Baker (PF), Jack Smyth (C) Steven Heffernan, Ricky Olsson, Philip Brim, John Geer, Bruce Mosley | |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Brendan Parker makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Brendan Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:48 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Thomas Dick | 9-11 |
| 13:30 | Wartburg | Rickey Baker scores on a floater from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:35 | Wartburg | Rickey Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:33 | Wartburg | Jack Smyth can't tip it in | 12-13 |
| 12:32 | Cornell | Raymond Hart snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Timothy Storey misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 12:06 | Cornell | Timothy Storey pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | Cornell | William Gaymon comes up short on the jumper from close range | 12-13 |
| 11:51 | Wartburg | Jack Smyth grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:34 | Wartburg | Fernando Gutierrez slams it home on a great pass from Andrew Holmes | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Brendan Parker (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Ezell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gaymon (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Storey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Andrew Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fernando Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dick (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Rickey Baker (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jack Smyth (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cornell | Jack Smyth steals it from Brendan Parker | 12-15 |
| 10:56 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-15 |
| 10:54 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 10:48 | Cornell | Raymond Hart buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Storey | 14-17 |
| 10:33 | Wartburg | Rickey Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-17 |
| 10:32 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Ezell | 14-17 |
| 10:25 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Brendan Parker | 16-17 |
| 10:03 | Wartburg | Rickey Baker misses the easy layup | 16-17 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Timothy Storey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:00 | Cornell | William Gaymon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tony Olson (PG), Brian Johnson (SG), James Hancock (SF), Herbert Rolle (PF), Terry Blackburn (C) Brendan Parker, Nathaniel Ezell, William Gaymon, Raymond Hart, Timothy Storey | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Smart (PG), Ricky Olsson (SG), Philip Brim (SF), Bruce Mosley (PF), John Geer (C) Andrew Holmes, Fernando Gutierrez, Thomas Dick, Rickey Baker, Jack Smyth | |
| 09:52 | Wartburg | Tony Olson is called for the reach on George Smart - foul #1 on Tony Olson, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | Wartburg | John Geer misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Herbert Rolle - foul #1 on Herbert Rolle, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | Wartburg | John Geer misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | Wartburg | John Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:18 | Cornell | Terry Blackburn misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 16-18 |
| 09:16 | Cornell | Terry Blackburn hits the follow up shot | 18-18 |
| 08:57 | Wartburg | Philip Brim's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Blackburn | 18-18 |
| 08:56 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:28 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Tony Olson | 20-18 |
| 08:11 | Wartburg | Philip Brim misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:09 | Cornell | Terry Blackburn gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | George Smart steals the ball from Brian Johnson in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:49 | Wartburg | Philip Brim comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Hancock - foul #1 on James Hancock, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Campbell (SG), Raymond Hart (PF), Timothy Storey (C) Brian Johnson, Herbert Rolle, Terry Blackburn | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Raymond Ward (PG), Fernando Gutierrez (SG), Jack Smyth (C) George Smart, Ricky Olsson, Bruce Mosley | |
| 07:49 | Wartburg | Philip Brim makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:49 | Wartburg | Philip Brim makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:47 | Cornell | James Hancock is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hancock, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell (SG) James Hancock | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Thomas Dick (SF) Philip Brim | |
| 07:41 | Wartburg | Tony Olson is called for the reach on Fernando Gutierrez - foul #2 on Tony Olson, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brendan Parker (PG) Tony Olson | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 07:41 | Wartburg | Fernando Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:41 | Wartburg | Fernando Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:17 | Cornell | James Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:16 | Wartburg | John Geer grabs the board | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Brendan Parker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Ezell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Campbell (fresh) PF - Raymond Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Storey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Raymond Ward (fresh) SG - Fernando Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Dick (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Geer (tiring) 1 pts. C - Jack Smyth (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Wartburg | The jump hook by John Geer is blocked by Raymond Hart | 20-22 |
| 06:59 | Cornell | Timothy Storey pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:35 | Cornell | Raymond Hart is hacked by Raymond Ward - foul #1 on Raymond Ward, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Smart (PG), Rickey Baker (PF) Raymond Ward, John Geer | |
| 06:17 | Cornell | Timothy Storey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Hart | 20-22 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James Campbell | 22-22 |
| 05:46 | Wartburg | Brendan Parker is called for the reach on Fernando Gutierrez - foul #1 on Brendan Parker, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Johnson (PG), William Gaymon (SF), Terry Blackburn (C) Brendan Parker, James Campbell, Timothy Storey | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Raymond Ward (PG), Ricky Olsson (SF), Bruce Mosley (C) George Smart, Thomas Dick, Jack Smyth | |
| 05:46 | Wartburg | Fernando Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:46 | Wartburg | Fernando Gutierrez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:46 | Cornell | Terry Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:34 | Cornell | William Gaymon is hacked by Rickey Baker - foul #1 on Rickey Baker, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| 05:13 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell is fouled on the floor by Bruce Mosley - foul #1 on Bruce Mosley, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Philip Brim (PF) Rickey Baker | |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 22-23 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | Raymond Hart tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 04:32 | Wartburg | Raymond Ward comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Herbert Rolle (C) Terry Blackburn | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes (SG), John Geer (C) Fernando Gutierrez, Bruce Mosley | |
| 04:32 | Wartburg | Raymond Ward makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:32 | Wartburg | Raymond Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by William Gaymon | 26-25 |
| 04:04 | Wartburg | Ricky Olsson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 04:02 | Cornell | William Gaymon pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ricky Olsson - foul #1 on Ricky Olsson, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Albright (PG), James Campbell (SG), James Hancock (SF), Timothy Storey (C) Brian Johnson, Nathaniel Ezell, William Gaymon, Raymond Hart | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan (PG), Thomas Dick (SF), Jack Smyth (C) Raymond Ward, Ricky Olsson, Philip Brim | |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:27 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Campbell - foul #1 on James Campbell, team foul #12 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Rickey Baker (PF) John Geer | |
| 03:27 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:27 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Herbert Rolle grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:13 | Cornell | James Campbell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 03:11 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Frank Albright (fresh) SG - James Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Rolle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Storey (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steven Heffernan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dick (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Baker (tired) 2 pts. C - Jack Smyth (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes is fouled on the floor by James Campbell - foul #2 on James Campbell, team foul #13 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymond Hart (PF), Terry Blackburn (C) Herbert Rolle, Timothy Storey | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 02:51 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:51 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:32 | Cornell | Terry Blackburn is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Frank Albright | 29-28 |
| 02:13 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathaniel Ezell (SG) James Campbell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Smart (PG), Fernando Gutierrez (SG), Bruce Mosley (PF), John Geer (C) Steven Heffernan, Andrew Holmes, Rickey Baker, Jack Smyth | |
| 02:11 | Cornell | Frank Albright is hacked by George Smart in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Smart, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| 02:11 | Cornell | Frank Albright makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:11 | Cornell | Frank Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:58 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hart - foul #2 on Raymond Hart, team foul #14 | 31-28 |
| 01:58 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:58 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Raymond Hart grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | John Geer picks off the pass by Terry Blackburn | 31-29 |
| 01:09 | Wartburg | John Geer's floater is tipped away by Raymond Hart | 31-29 |
| 01:07 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to George Smart | 31-29 |
| 00:55 | Wartburg | John Geer misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Frank Albright - foul #3 on Frank Albright, team foul #15 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tony Olson (PG), James Campbell (SG), William Gaymon (PF), Timothy Storey (C) Frank Albright, Nathaniel Ezell, Raymond Hart, Terry Blackburn | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan (PG), Ricky Olsson (SF), Philip Brim (PF) George Smart, Thomas Dick, Bruce Mosley | |
| 00:55 | Wartburg | John Geer misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:55 | Wartburg | John Geer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | William Gaymon snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Ricky Olsson is called for the reach on James Campbell - foul #2 on Ricky Olsson, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Johnson (SG) James Hancock | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jack Smyth (C) John Geer | |
| 00:40 | Cornell | James Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | James Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:11 | Wartburg | William Gaymon takes the ball from Ricky Olsson | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | James Campbell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | Ricky Olsson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-29 |